plusses and minuses
octubre!
+ + +
cuffing (sleeves, jeans, season)
Linden Dale Farm pumpkin spice chèvre
learning that chèvre is French for goat
Jake’s goat cheese (non-pumpkin, just regular) & chive omelette
leaves making me breathless (in the oh man, beauty way)
the color navy over black with my eyes
scaring jake
Sabre flatware
People who hype themselves up enough to name their Hotspot this
CCR
maple pecan Nespresso pods
eye contact
a clearly important infographic.
these crinkle cut apple chips
the lone tree atop a grassy hill that Ms K had us imagine on day 1 of [my] meditation journey freshman year of high school that I still envision crystally clear every time I try to unthink
making up a word (crystally)
WF walnut date “cake” (it’s just walnuts and dates but tastes like something far fancier. Marie Antoinette would eat it for sure)
the fact he scrounged up that peanut
witchy music during my yoga class
BWFS
jake’s eating of cheeseballs with our pretty chopsticks
ideas falling through but it being okay
self caring
the orange moon
corn muffins with butter
being missed (even though it makes me guilt-stress-guilt-stress. it’s worth it)
Glasshouse’s holiday stuff
Sean & Shun
cold medicine (that shiiiii works)
custom emojis
dollhouses
a dry shampoo not sucking for once!
hearing my dad softly say “The Exorcist” into the remote
geese migrating overhead
creative license via signage
newest dessert favorite: dark choc covered espresso beans
Wicked book club (not mine but that’s cute)
striking-through
an autumnal haul
a date at Betsy Ross’
park sits
treating myself to this lol
maple syrup as a bday gift
tree bark being more gorgeous than most things
Marisa and her genius <3
them
tenderness
jewelry playtime (AKA work)
Gastone
Marty
how dogs look in a cone
my mom’s halloween gifts
this vintage bracelet babay
oh and the Gap sweater (order 2 sizes up + in Tall to mimic the look + fit of The Row Ophelia they say)
new trifecta: extra dirty martini / mezcal margarita / bees knees
silly decor
my ATWWD mug courtesy of 2019 Sydney
getting to see Wesley’s (14 y/o Basset Hound) last saturday at the brewery
edible arrangements (never gets old)
this smell (prematurely, yes!)
Bhoda smokeless (!!!!!!!) incense
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a cupcake petting our pet crow
randomly happening to lovingly call my dog nicknames of 2/4 of the best left-handed hitters of all time - Bewwy Bons and Leu Gerrig (pronunciation advice) [i’ll have you know that I am not in control of the pet nicknames that come out of my mouth. anyone who knows anything knows that.]
PA apples (biased)
the aura that glasses give
bad weather on Mischief Day
Luna (in name, meaning)
tiny niece toes
Morning dew on clyde’s nose
star shapes of all sorts
oh and the real ones
The fact that he waits by the door for me to get out of the shower (clyde, not Jake)
a subtly strong ass
Robbie Prendergast <3 Cliff <3
taken time
this lil thing
my dad enrolling in flight school …?
the twinkle toe flats I’ll be donning this holiday season (thank you, S ❤︎₊)
friend dates + catch-ups
that pre-margarita gleam in the eye
Yoshi & Roki
gossip feeling really overrated and tiring (yes this is on the right list)
the cutest stoop EVER
being known; not needing to explain
being pretty good with money as of late!
silly glitter freckle speckles & purple shadow
envisioning bright white light and feeling peace
WORK looking like this:
Mannings pumpkin ice cream with a side of my baked apples [apples of choice, lil butter, some brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, pinch o salt, a half handful of oats on the stove]
“god I would get so annoyed by me” - Jake
birch smoked salt
thrifty Saturdays
Lulu + Kenji
the kids that go for walks holding onto that rope
My mom’s pumpkin muffins
the most perfectly-spooky home halloween sky
the way we all flock to the sunny benches
a passionfruit or mangosteen neighbor
Quince’s boatneck cashmere sweater (it’s like wearing a warm feather)
them <333, the best there is.
sweet potato syrup existing
fresh eucalyptus leaves adding a nice oomph to my floral arrangements that I humbly suck at curating
crushes ha
“light” feeling so fitting as my first word
the old, comforting smell of a hot glue gun
being annoying on purpose haha
Bread St.
red eyes
stumbling into a flag shop
Rittenhouse, Old City, Society Hill fall stoops
our Shop!!!
miso in my latte
church architecture
kitchiness
the bacon, egg + cheese scone at Zummos
Philly brick
“perfecting” being the truth (or as close to it as possible)
RICHNESS (laundry quarters)
Shana’s broom that I promptly added to my registry
the most comfortable lip color I’ve worn
this hairy being that loves me as much as I love him
proof. you can see it in hie eyes:
crispy home drives
something you already know
whole milk in my lattes, actually
appreciation
wehttaM
slowing my breathing
attempting new poses and not *completely* failing
family movie times
jake’s description of his physiological reaction to Kershaw pitching a big out
wedding reception wemons
getting an annual skin check
alignment
glittery dollar store eyeball decor
pup ‘tude & symmetry
scones
Aliya my candle-keeper
my gleaming, healthy, golden-honey-maple strands
jewelry (alwayssssss)
home videos in every peak-season
stumbling upon these tiktoks
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a Water Tracking Chart
the smell of home-cooked, 80+ year old love
horseshoes
our SC collab
my Grannie giving skincare recs
lady jackets
“Creepy Halloween Organ” playing on my family’s kitchen alexa
new (to us) dog parks!!
Old City in October (as a whole)
welcoming a grey tee into the white tee rotation
this EMAIL from my father [why he sometimes chooses this form of communication is beyond me]
the lady who scoffed “too expensive” at my vintage pieces [to be fair we were selling upscale secondhand mistakenly at a bargain market. lesson learned. [stop by my apartment stoop on Saturday 11/1 for a lil sale of my (and Allie’s) finest wares - at non “too expensive” prices, I swear!]
this lot that I wanted to take home
being unafraid of judgement; needing so badly to create
bike errands
concrete reminders of our love (literal)
park celebrations (of life)
getting in Allie’s car and seeing an Ace latte waiting for me
waist leashes
a good ole canadian tux
snoopy
products that you can feel working immediately *insert shocked, confused emoji* ie. Kérastase magic night serum
love notes (+ queen beds)
getting better at calling, flossing, dry brushing
held hands
when the weather is just perfect enough to get away with a hat and no coat
“Mom has pickleball and I have bowling tonight.”
big boys
fabulous hand-me-downs
emoji usage
my tabs
reminding myself that grass stains come out
becoming an apple butter connoisseur (it’s better when it’s juice-sweetened btw)
my fave tee courtesy of A.A.
Zoe’s Halloweek
this crew
Mr Brown’s eye of the round recipe
people who draw
it feeling appropriate to start holiday gift shopping now
the turnpike foliage (yes I know there’s a crack in the window)
being cold
little kids loving soup dumplings
the most nostalgic smelling place:
The Laundress’ Fresh Take (um THANK U!?)
pretty boxes (a new obsession ig)
ground turkey
guys (Jake) in flannels
these guys popping up every 1.5 blocks (I was tempted to put it in minuses but I’d be lying to myself)
not (really) screwing up the beans for my harvest chili
finding a French face mist that doesn’t break me out but instead effectively rejuvenates me ~4 times a day
sense seemingly being made more often
updating my veil color instead of being pressured into choosing bright white
wearing his coats
sun on face
+ perfect running weather
aerie’s grinch collection
switching out shoelaces
rewearing my Sherlock costume accessories
keychain bag attachments (so they don’t get lost in the crevices!!!)
stingers
remembering to bring my camera along
the word “jumper”
early Tuesdays
breaking out my fave mezcal perfume
PR with lots of utility
Brown twinzies
using the matches in the pretty matchboxes!
vegetable shaped candles
throwing everything in the dishwasher and praying it makes it out alive (usually does)
finally allowing myself to buy halloween decor
them
the true color of rust
and gold stone (kinda similar!)
this song during a run (don’t judge me)
prioritizing passion over work (for what feels like the first time ever)
the shape of ginkgo leaves
Homegoods
fire
John Derian’s quirkiness (I’m taking back that word from the 2020 VSCO girls)
Monday Mantras per my fiancé
Barry M gel nail polish that I got in London 7 years ago that matches my lil orange bathroom locker
natural fiber sweaters ONLY polyester can die
drying my hair more
seeing our cute lil pizza waiting for us
My grilled cheese on 10/26 [Beta Bread cinnamon raisin loaf, American cheese, apple slices, adequate butter-in-pan. thanks mom]
Our Thursdays
– – –
the color kelly green on me (actually devastating that I wore it ever in my 26.8 years of life)
cigarette smoke
the martini at The Tavern
making $124 at the flea
an urban nightmare:
Scream
the crunchy vanilla almond Aloha bar
passion-induced stress
hot black sesame latte… I just should gotten it sweetened
our upstairs neighbor’s daily (hourly?) alarm
this baby
Weapons’ ending
attitude
bellyaches that don’t go away?
jake’s priority sleeping schedule (nonexistent)
cleaning OCD (would I wish it away tho?… idk)
Indecisiveness
Fake pearls
running over a traffic cone going 80 mph
lampshades nary cooperating
return of the sniffles
Jake waking me up at 2 AM by clapping emphatically at the TV
people puffing smoke into our windows
non-dairy milk
this jump scare
and this one (I had bad wifi at the time)
when people donate family photos to the goodwill ugh
neuroticism
Death Becomes Her (4/10)
too-deep pockets
overshooting by a block (every time)
ICE in my fucking town.
rude baristas
gum
living in a society that loathes aging and fears death (I’m scared)
killing with kindness kinda backfiring (cause it turns me into a kissass a lot of the time)
giant water bottles
loud grunters (you’re not embarrassed? ya should be)
Wells Fargo
traffic
overwhelm
duties
breaking a healthy leaf
bad drivers
faux snow
people who abuse their power
whatever happened here 😒
sick eyes
dry eyes
xoxoxoxo hi November!
abby